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thank you to steve. earlier this year, when head start was in danger of having children cut out of it, that they signed this great letter to congress urging congress to maintain the current levels. you are in sync with the nobel laureate. two years ago, i came to the organization. i am in classrooms where iac the power and the possibilities. -- where i see the power and the possibilities. i hear from alumni all the time. teachers, doctors, lawyers. prize-winning paulettes', public servants, -- prize-winning poet s, public servants. this year's grammy winner, she was there yesterday at the front of the magazine. instead of sharing all of their stories, i'm going to focus on three key points about reforming early childhood education. that is today's topic. first of all, research really matters. it matters because it shows over and over again ways that head start works. research matters to head start. let me say to use some of the things that those 300 researchers work -- wrote to congress. head start raise
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finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his way trying to get president bush up to the final days to pardon scooter libby. if that was not a direct connection it certainly was an improper use. i think he is a very, very good speaker. what frustrates me is somebody trying to bring the sides together -- most vice-president you think of historically go quietly away. this is one vice-president with just won't. and i wish to heaven he would. i am not sure why he wants to -- has to write a memoir host: coming up in about 25 minutes, steve forbes, president and ceo
finish up, steve. caller: when of the previous callers -- we are entitled to our own opinions and not entitled to our own facts. the iraq war when it comes to the facts, i have yet to see facts about weapons of mass destructions. i still think we should have gone in regardless. but a previous caller, a fellow republican, the valerie plame story, that there was no connection between him. you can stretch and say there was no direct connection but don't forget the vice president went out of his...
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let's look at what steve forbes, made -- look at a common steve forbes made on -- comment steve forbes made on "washington journal." >> $1.80 trillion a year. 15 billion, take it. be grateful for it. there are massive regulations already coming. on the data franc bill, thousands of pages of regulations in the pipeline on that. same thing with the health care bill. while they make a few reforms on regulations. for each one they get rid of, there are hundreds that are coming our way. host: talking about the efforts of the obama administration to eliminate or ease regulations. he says they do not go far enough. guest: there is a lot of misinformation out there. steve forbes leading talking point was one of the biggest pieces of misinformation out there. he says regulations cost our economy $1.50 trillion a year. i regret even having to repeat that to make a point. it is such a gross distortion. a very common talking point on capitol hill. it is said uniformly among republicans. everybody knows better, because groups like mine and others and the obama administration have countered it and m
let's look at what steve forbes, made -- look at a common steve forbes made on -- comment steve forbes made on "washington journal." >> $1.80 trillion a year. 15 billion, take it. be grateful for it. there are massive regulations already coming. on the data franc bill, thousands of pages of regulations in the pipeline on that. same thing with the health care bill. while they make a few reforms on regulations. for each one they get rid of, there are hundreds that are coming our...
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host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the details, but i think the obama administration has recognized the concern about some regulations. an order that was going to roll back or hold back some regulations in the last week or two. clearly republicans in congress, the chamber of commerce here in d.c., have been very active in making those issues well known. host: last week on "washington journal," steve forbes talked about his thoughts on quantitative easing and the strength of ben bernanke's handling of the monetary policy. take a look at what steve forbes had to say and then get some reaction
host: steve in canyon city, colorado. scott lanman. guest: he's right, the unemployment rate in north dakota is the lowest in the country. but if every state were small and then discovered a massive oil shell underneath and was able to extract it to create an economic boom, then we would be in great shape. but not every state can replicate the natural resources and conditions that north dakota -- that converged on north dakota in recent years. talking about regulation, i'm not up on the...
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host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as
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. >> i'm steve. i want to say that i appreciate you and i'm pretty tired of people calling you dr. no. the thinking behind that is that they're rid cueling you for your votes. they're rid cueling me and they're making fun of me. i don't like that. i've got some suggestions that will save some money in our budget. bun one of the things that we could do. i did a little research and i looked at our budget. the justice department, if you take their budget comes out to $250,000 per person. they don't produce any revenue so that's just a cost that we're paying. the interior department is $279,000 per person if you take the budget and divide by the number of people. those are hugse numbers. no company in the united states can operate when it costs that much per person. one thing we could do. i would kind of like your idea of changing the tax system. along with that, the thinking and the assumption is that it will save everybody a lot of money. well, how about we just drop three fourths of the i.r.s. people along with the rest of it. [applause] we have a system here -- >> the fair tax actu
. >> i'm steve. i want to say that i appreciate you and i'm pretty tired of people calling you dr. no. the thinking behind that is that they're rid cueling you for your votes. they're rid cueling me and they're making fun of me. i don't like that. i've got some suggestions that will save some money in our budget. bun one of the things that we could do. i did a little research and i looked at our budget. the justice department, if you take their budget comes out to $250,000 per person....
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thank you to steve. earlier this year, when head start was in danger of having children cut out of it, that they signed this great letter to congress urging congress to maintain the current levels. you are in sync with the nobel laureate. two years ago, i came to the organization. i am in classrooms where i see the power and the possibilities. i hear from alumni all the time. teachers, doctors, lawyers. prize-winning poets, public servants. she year's grammy winner, was there yesterday at the front of the magazine. instead of sharing all of their stories, i'm going to focus on three key points about reforming early childhood education. that is today's topic. first of all, research really matters. it matters because it shows over and over again ways that head start works. research matters to head start. let me say to use some of the things that those 300 researchers work -- wrote to congress. head start raised test scores. it makes it less likely that children will repeat a grade. for those of you who liv
thank you to steve. earlier this year, when head start was in danger of having children cut out of it, that they signed this great letter to congress urging congress to maintain the current levels. you are in sync with the nobel laureate. two years ago, i came to the organization. i am in classrooms where i see the power and the possibilities. i hear from alumni all the time. teachers, doctors, lawyers. prize-winning poets, public servants. she year's grammy winner, was there yesterday at the...
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steve joins us from scottsdale, ariz. on the republican line. caller: what they did basically is like putting a band-aid on a very large gaping bleeding wound. what we really need is a tourniquet. we have to try to court these businesses, bring them back to the united states. we have to have manufacturing jobs here and started drilling. we have to do the mining and everything in our power to get things rolling here. it is as simple as that. i do not think any amount of politics or things like that is going to. host: a quick program note on afghanistan appeared on c-span and2 at 9:00 a.m., we will cover in afghanistan brings thing with a top commander there. you can tune into c-span2 at 9:00 a.m.. robert is from arizona, go ahead. caller: i've been studying situation since i retired almost seven years ago. what happened, really, under bush was a lays out fair situation -- was a fair situation. -- laissez faire situation. what happens is that they put everything in their side and then they exploit the world for labor costs. it used to work for a w
steve joins us from scottsdale, ariz. on the republican line. caller: what they did basically is like putting a band-aid on a very large gaping bleeding wound. what we really need is a tourniquet. we have to try to court these businesses, bring them back to the united states. we have to have manufacturing jobs here and started drilling. we have to do the mining and everything in our power to get things rolling here. it is as simple as that. i do not think any amount of politics or things like...
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. >> from the commodity markets counsel my question is specifically for steve hadley. we've been talking of your report, and i think if a understood correctly one of the recommendations was to increase spending on the needy and i would like to understand more about that. why specifically the navy and not the other branches and then i have part b which is, currently we have been talking about some of the other sort of non-defense foreign spending in terms of whether it's democracy promotion or foreign aid or that kind of thing. can you help us understand what he would increase or decrease in that portion of foreign budget? >> the navy is all about asia and if you look at over the next ten years the united states has a huge interest as does the rest of the globe and what happens in asia. if you look the projections for economic growth over the next ten years and alice is the expert on this is all asia all the time at this point in time. you have the emergence everybody talks about the major emerging countries, china, brazil, india. i call them the major surgeon companies
. >> from the commodity markets counsel my question is specifically for steve hadley. we've been talking of your report, and i think if a understood correctly one of the recommendations was to increase spending on the needy and i would like to understand more about that. why specifically the navy and not the other branches and then i have part b which is, currently we have been talking about some of the other sort of non-defense foreign spending in terms of whether it's democracy...
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host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid to show up. they are given transportation and whatever. host: mike glover, a little clarification there? guest: the straw poll is an event where candidates do bus people to the straw poll to vote for them. they pass out tickets. so, it is a competition. who can turn out people to show off at a particular place, at a particular night, to vote for a particular candidate? the reason i like is first is because history, tradition, by what is a place where you have to come and talk to real people. you have to go out and campaign. you cannot just throw a bunch of money at
host: steve, ill., democratic line. caller: i want to just let you know. i'm going to be voting for president obama. host: you think the deal helps the president? caller: yes, i do. host: mike, dover, ohio. caller: i would like to welcome everyone from dover, ohio. i fail to understand why iowa has a big importance as been the first caucus or whatever. my understanding is they have a straw poll, a caucus, and a primary later. the straw poll and the caucus are strictly people that have been paid...
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what is truly is a -- truly a rare and historic example of agreement, supreme court justices steve breyer and antonin scalia have testified before the committee and i've enjoyed both of their comments and friendship. justice briar -- the justices agreed that acus is an enormous bargain. they can help agencies even more become efficient and effective especially given the present bunnell tear constraints. as reported by the judiciary committee, the re-authorization act of 2011 authorized $2.9 million to be appointed to the conference. with this modest re-authorization, we ensure the conference will continue to return to the taxpayers many multiples of that investment. h.r. 2480 reflects a long history of bipartisan support for acus. once again, i thank the chairman of the committee, llama smith a gentleman and scholar, and howard coble a gentleman and a scholar as well, for working with me on this legislation. i look forward to continuing to work with my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to secure final passage of h.r. 2480. accordingly, i urge my colleagues to support the legislati
what is truly is a -- truly a rare and historic example of agreement, supreme court justices steve breyer and antonin scalia have testified before the committee and i've enjoyed both of their comments and friendship. justice briar -- the justices agreed that acus is an enormous bargain. they can help agencies even more become efficient and effective especially given the present bunnell tear constraints. as reported by the judiciary committee, the re-authorization act of 2011 authorized $2.9...
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guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't come to u.s. markets. it comes to european markets so. this was a more significant factor if you are a european thinking about the future of your economy and your energy needs. efforts to push greater energy diversity, energy efficiency, there are certain ways to decrease dependency on the region, and i think that's a critical part of the strategy going forward. >> robert gates, in one of his last speeches, made news talking in brussels about concerns over europe's defense capabilities. here's a short piece from that, and then we'll be back with our guest. >> if current
guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spending would be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to mideast countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't point. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't...
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let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation is not providing jobs for americans, why would that be our problem? the other thing i wanted ask, when the market was going down yesterday, i was listening to a show where they were saying that a lot of people were taking their money out of stocks and purchasing u.s. treasuries because that was a good thing. and i will go offline to listen to your comments. guest: that is an excellent question. the united states corporate tax rate is the highest in the world right now. it was second-highest to japan, but in japan lowered its tax rate. so we have the highest in the world.
let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. caller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that they do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a...
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and i wanted to take a minute to say that i think that we have just seen steve jobs step bown a down. he was the only person i have ever known who has been able to merge the two worlds completely with an artist high as well as the definition of what a great engineering is. i'm sure that he and the company will do very well in the future. from my perspective, that is the perfect example of the kind of union that we should see in the future and other companies and other collaborations. from my perspective, again, this is the first time that the lecture has been given by someone not employed by television broadcasting or production. i am not sure whether it means the borrower has been raised or lowered, but i will do my best. sarta kurds it is an honor to be here -- it is an honor to be here as an outsider. james murdoch described himself as the critic relative everyone is embarrassed about. i guess where under would be what he would say no -- i guess i wonder what he would say no. shame is the family outcast, i am not sure what that makes me. am i did speak in the corner. am i the alien
and i wanted to take a minute to say that i think that we have just seen steve jobs step bown a down. he was the only person i have ever known who has been able to merge the two worlds completely with an artist high as well as the definition of what a great engineering is. i'm sure that he and the company will do very well in the future. from my perspective, that is the perfect example of the kind of union that we should see in the future and other companies and other collaborations. from my...
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host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as far as self-defense? -seriously looking dead getting one, and my wife when, and my daughter -- i am seriously looking at getting one, and my wife one, and my daughter one, d i am in northeast nebraska. is thithe wave of the future? there are people predicting this to be the wave of the future. i want to know how this will effect the concealed carry for self-defense and what have you? guest: ever since the supreme court decision in heller v. should of columbia concerning the scope ofhe second amendment, we have had this question in the lower courts about how far state and local governments can go to regulate gun possession publicly. i am a little bit loath suggest that the response to flash mobs should be for individuals to arm themselves. quite the contrary, part of why the
host: steve, nebraska. republican, good morning. caller: the other caller hit on what i was talking about. i am not going to drive around in a tank, but with the advent of the flash mobs, technology, and what have you, how will that effect the concealed carry as far as self-defense? -seriously looking dead getting one, and my wife when, and my daughter -- i am seriously looking at getting one, and my wife one, and my daughter one, d i am in northeast nebraska. is thithe wave of the future?...
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let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. ller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that ey do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation is not providing jobs for americans, why would that be our problem? the other thing i wanted ask, when the market was going down yesterday, i was listening to a show where they were saying that a lot of people were taking their money out of stocks and purchasing u.s. treasuries because that was a good thing. and i will go offline to listen to your comments. guest: that is an excellent question. the united states corporate tax rate is the highest in the world right now. it was second-highest to japan, but in japan lowered its tax rate so we have the highest in the rld. but to
let's go to steve, a democrat in florida. caller: hello. host: we are listening. ller: i have two questions. you're referring to a lot of cutbacks on regulations for businesses. guest: yes. host: what if we cut the corporate income tax rate down to 14%, because most do not pay more than 40% anyway. -- 14% anyway. and as a counterbalance, repeal law that enables corporations to take their operations overseas? i heard the reason that ey do this is to prevent double taxation. but if a corporation...
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. >> first of all, i wanted to applaud steve and peter for recognizing the importance of asia and air-sea battle. a lot of the challenges, however that are being faced, our air and space power. the u.s. being a stabilizing force in space, as you discuss some of your principles, how prominent will the considerations of the industrial base be to protect that give the u.s. that distinct and asymmetrical foreign policy freedom of action that relies upon global warming and surveillance that relies upon air mobility that rely upon our ability to have air superiority to reach out to touch the world and make effects were needed. >> before we get the response, ma'am, over to you. >> thank you for bringing up the balanced approach with asia. my question has to do with business. that is our whole focus. i believe the next battle will be economic, and right here in america. could you address why we are cutting the budget? would there be a purpose to build capacity among small businesses here, in defense of our own jobs, to protect jobs for veterans? in case the chinese come here and established compa
. >> first of all, i wanted to applaud steve and peter for recognizing the importance of asia and air-sea battle. a lot of the challenges, however that are being faced, our air and space power. the u.s. being a stabilizing force in space, as you discuss some of your principles, how prominent will the considerations of the industrial base be to protect that give the u.s. that distinct and asymmetrical foreign policy freedom of action that relies upon global warming and surveillance that...
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reviews, and as far as i can tell, feels free to express them, even when it is a minority view, even when steve goss is frowning or rick squirming in his chair, in their displeasure. we were not offering to be exotic products. we did not believe in the public's. therefore, we did not offer them. because servicing is a low- margin business, we thought it was important to have a good quality portfolio. we were conscious about underwriting our loans very strict up front. i think it starts with the underwriting. we keep our homes, therefore we are concerned about what we put in a portfolio. >> mr. hopkins, there has been a significant consolidation in the mortgage services industry. the largest banks now service the majority of the loans in the country. have more workers and communities benefited from this consolidation? >> absolutely not. i think is part of the problem. an article i saw in 2010 showed the four largest servicers controls 70% of the market. they do not have the customer contact we do. if there was a more diverse market on the servicing side, the customer would have a better experien
reviews, and as far as i can tell, feels free to express them, even when it is a minority view, even when steve goss is frowning or rick squirming in his chair, in their displeasure. we were not offering to be exotic products. we did not believe in the public's. therefore, we did not offer them. because servicing is a low- margin business, we thought it was important to have a good quality portfolio. we were conscious about underwriting our loans very strict up front. i think it starts with the...
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analyst includes steve forbes and john mackey, the ceo of whole foods. we are delighted to have you here, and we're on to talk today about the american versus the french revolution. to get this discussion started we will talk to tom palmer, who was with atlas international, and he has been reading numerous books, and coming up to speed on the french revolution. he is well versed in the american revolution. tom, what have you learned that you can share with our audience regarding your views of the american versus french revolution? >> before we get started, this guy has an eye that, a computer, and he is better prepared than anybody else. >> life is unfair. i would like to start by taking issue with a remark that was made by john adams on stage here, and it is common among anglo saxon speakers. it is mistaken that somehow bastille day, today, is a bad day to celebrate. i think it is a great day to celebrate, the tearing down of the best deal, and the liberation of the small number of prisoners who were held there. seven people at the time. what happened l
analyst includes steve forbes and john mackey, the ceo of whole foods. we are delighted to have you here, and we're on to talk today about the american versus the french revolution. to get this discussion started we will talk to tom palmer, who was with atlas international, and he has been reading numerous books, and coming up to speed on the french revolution. he is well versed in the american revolution. tom, what have you learned that you can share with our audience regarding your views of...
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[applause] a couple of people i want to thank in particular, your cdo steve is here -- ceo steve is here. one of the finest senators in the country, carl levin is in the house. [applause] so i just had a chance to see what you are doing in this plant. it is very impressive. elizabeth was giving me the door and she was very patient with me. i think i understood about half of what she said. [laughter] at a time when americans are really focused on our economy, when americans are asking about what is our path forward, all of you at johnson controls are providing a powerful answer. this is one of the most advanced factories in the world. you are helping america lead in a growing new industry. you are showing us how we can come back from the worst recession we have had in generations and start making things here in america that are sold all over the world. and that is why i am here today. i said it before, i will say it again. you cannot bet against the american worker. [applause] do not best -- bet against american ingenuity. [applause] the reason a plant like this exists is because we are a
[applause] a couple of people i want to thank in particular, your cdo steve is here -- ceo steve is here. one of the finest senators in the country, carl levin is in the house. [applause] so i just had a chance to see what you are doing in this plant. it is very impressive. elizabeth was giving me the door and she was very patient with me. i think i understood about half of what she said. [laughter] at a time when americans are really focused on our economy, when americans are asking about what...
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host: let's listen to exactly what steve is talking about. here's the president weighing in on this committee, this group that's going to look for other ways to make cuts or reduce spending or raise revenue. >> establishes a bipartisan committee of congress to report back by november with a proposal to further reduce the deficit, which will then be put before the entire congress for an up or down vote. in this stage, everything will be on the table. to hold us all accountable for making these reforms, tough cuts that both parties would find objectionable would automatically go into effect if we don't act. hoip president obama speaking last night from the white house briefing room about this deal that's been brokered. at the same time that was going on, house speaker john boehner was addressing his republican caucus in a teleconference, and there are interesting details emerging from that. here are some of the comments that he said. this is from the speaker's office. he said -- host: the speaker said to the conference, now, listen, this isn't
host: let's listen to exactly what steve is talking about. here's the president weighing in on this committee, this group that's going to look for other ways to make cuts or reduce spending or raise revenue. >> establishes a bipartisan committee of congress to report back by november with a proposal to further reduce the deficit, which will then be put before the entire congress for an up or down vote. in this stage, everything will be on the table. to hold us all accountable for making...
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guest: i think steve should definitely -- [laughter] i do not know how much beltway wisdom there is at this point. the downgrade in the last few weeks and the reason for its -- when it standard and poor's announced that the u.s. was dropping to a aa+ rating, that was a very big deal. our system does not work. is dysfunctional. two sides hunkered down in a country that is very deeply divided. is a are trying to hunker down and do not agree -- they are trying to hunker down and do not agree. this was shameful. i really do not think that is it too strong of a term for these members. what impact it will have, we will have to wait and see. every plunge is a reminder that politics matters. you have to figure out a way to make the deeply divided congress in a deeply divided country work for the country. i actually think there is a seriousness about that since the downgrade that i have seen in years of writing the same story every month about how there is gridlock and deeply divided and polarizing. something is changing here. i think it is the gravitas of the moment. host: we have a question a
guest: i think steve should definitely -- [laughter] i do not know how much beltway wisdom there is at this point. the downgrade in the last few weeks and the reason for its -- when it standard and poor's announced that the u.s. was dropping to a aa+ rating, that was a very big deal. our system does not work. is dysfunctional. two sides hunkered down in a country that is very deeply divided. is a are trying to hunker down and do not agree -- they are trying to hunker down and do not agree. this...
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ohio congressman steve la tret holding a press brief -- latourette holding a press briefing. >> and one that occurred down in the white house press briefing room yesterday. with the secretary of transportation. and i asked because i'm not important enough to get all of you to come to a press conference and i asked the speaker if he would be kind enough to invite some of you so i can share a perspective on this f.a.a. crisis that is ongoing. first and foremost i want to say that i don't believe that any member of the united states house of representatives or the united states senate thinks that it's ok for the f.a.a. to not be extended while the differences between the two bodies worked out in a long-term f.a.a. extension bill. however, i would also add that i was still a member of the house transportation and infrastructure committee when the last extension was passed or the last bill was passed and we now have had 20 extensions. and to be completely frank about it, the last serious attempt to come up with a long-term bill was in the last congress. ms. pelosi was the speaker, the chairm
ohio congressman steve la tret holding a press brief -- latourette holding a press briefing. >> and one that occurred down in the white house press briefing room yesterday. with the secretary of transportation. and i asked because i'm not important enough to get all of you to come to a press conference and i asked the speaker if he would be kind enough to invite some of you so i can share a perspective on this f.a.a. crisis that is ongoing. first and foremost i want to say that i don't...
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steve, sit, please. [laughter] i again have the honor of introducing the speakers. we are extremely fortunate to have charles blahouse, the current public trustees of the so security and medicare systems. for three years, these slots remain vacant. fortunately for all those, bob and chuck have been selected. bob was the director of the congressional budget office and is now president of the urban institute. chuck started in a strange direction as a ph.d. and computational quantum chemistry from berkeley, but then on the butl and president' bush's economic council and is now a research fellow at the hoover institution. they were chosen for their experience, their policy in sight, and their many talents, not the least of which is the rare ability to command respect across the policy spectrum. chuck is going to talk about social security. bob will talk about medicare. they are delighted to take questions at the end of their remarks. so let's welcome them here today. [applause] >> thank you for the very kind introduction, and i thank you for inviting me to participate h
steve, sit, please. [laughter] i again have the honor of introducing the speakers. we are extremely fortunate to have charles blahouse, the current public trustees of the so security and medicare systems. for three years, these slots remain vacant. fortunately for all those, bob and chuck have been selected. bob was the director of the congressional budget office and is now president of the urban institute. chuck started in a strange direction as a ph.d. and computational quantum chemistry from...
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before that announcement, representative steve lott to read it spoke with reporters in the capital. this half hour contains language some may find offensive. >> thank you for coming. i wish there was a more famous republican to stand in front of you today. i called my friend the speaker yesterday after a witnessed what i considered to be a disgusting display in the press conference in the capital and that occurred in the white house press briefing room yesterday with the secretary of transportation. i asked the speaker if he would be kind enough to invite all of you so i can share a perspective. i do not think any member of the united states house of representatives or senate thinks it is ok for the faa to not be extended while the differences are worked out on a long-term bill. however, i would also add that i was still a member of the committee when the last extension or bill was passed. we have now had 20 extensions. to be completely frank about it, the last serious attempt to come up with a long-term bill in the last congress -- mrs. pelosi was the speaker. the chairman of the a
before that announcement, representative steve lott to read it spoke with reporters in the capital. this half hour contains language some may find offensive. >> thank you for coming. i wish there was a more famous republican to stand in front of you today. i called my friend the speaker yesterday after a witnessed what i considered to be a disgusting display in the press conference in the capital and that occurred in the white house press briefing room yesterday with the secretary of...
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guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spendingould be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to midst countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't int. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't come to u.s. markets. itomes to european markets so. this was a more significant factor if you are a european thinking about the future of your economy and your ergy needs. efforts to push greater energy diversity, energy efficiency, there are certain ways to decrease dependency on the region, and i think that's a critical part of the sategy going forward. >> robert gates, in one of his last speeches, made news talking in brussels about coerns over europe's defense capabilities. here's a short piece from that, and then we'll be back with our guest. >> if current trends in the
guest: steve in hartford, connecticut, good morning. caller: good morning. wouldn't it be true that the best use of resources for nato's military spendingould be to get us off the use of oil , because every dollar we spend on oil eventually gets recycled to midst countries and used for weapons and terrorism. guest: that's a sail weren't int. part -- that's a sail can't point. if you think about this from a european perspective, the natural gas, the oil that comes from libya, it doesn't come to...
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this is the vice-president of locomotive packe-- >> my name is steve bruno, vice president of locomotive engineers and trains. everyone acknowledges that are if -- that our infrastructure is in great need. carry referred to falling behind the rest of the world. the investment now is 2.4% of gdp. europe invest 5%, and china invests 9%, three times that of the u.s. --lar's sit on the silence dollars sit on the sidelines while unemployment remained at record levels. infrastructure reinvestment creates jobs and careers the economy, but we need to finance it. for that, we need to rely on the private-sector. and a proper balance must be achieved. private funding must be used to supplement, not replied, current sources of funds and certain questions -- not replaced, current sources of funds and certain questions must be answered. who is liable if private entities encountered difficulties? where the long-term costs to the garment? when does it to pursue the private investors agenda? the leaders of our country certainly recognize that some projects will never produce a profit. bridges, highways,
this is the vice-president of locomotive packe-- >> my name is steve bruno, vice president of locomotive engineers and trains. everyone acknowledges that are if -- that our infrastructure is in great need. carry referred to falling behind the rest of the world. the investment now is 2.4% of gdp. europe invest 5%, and china invests 9%, three times that of the u.s. --lar's sit on the silence dollars sit on the sidelines while unemployment remained at record levels. infrastructure...
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steve forbes on the u.s. economy and future job creation. marc ginsburg talks about the current situation in libya and the impact on u.s. form policy in the region. and george washington professor brian biles discusses the growing cost of medicare and what we expect from the deficit reduction committee. earlier today a report was released by the pga to say china appeared on track to building a modern military by 020. we will hear more about that now at this defense department briefing. it is 35 minutes. >> good afternoon everybody. i am the deputy assistant secretary of defense and i am here this afternoon to talk to you all about the report to congress on military ask security developments involving the people's republic of china that we delivered up to capitol hill today. i will offer a few broad plots on the report. a couple of points about the administration's overall approach to china and walk you through in detail, hopefully not too painful, what is in the report this year and we will have time for whatever questions that you may have.
steve forbes on the u.s. economy and future job creation. marc ginsburg talks about the current situation in libya and the impact on u.s. form policy in the region. and george washington professor brian biles discusses the growing cost of medicare and what we expect from the deficit reduction committee. earlier today a report was released by the pga to say china appeared on track to building a modern military by 020. we will hear more about that now at this defense department briefing. it is 35...
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host: steve is a republican in florida. caller: good morning, gentlemen. this is just a power grab in a sense. why can they just take 3% from social security, 3% from the military, 3% from all federal employees and state employees, and make the cut across the board? nobody gets hurt or crushed. we could pay a lot of our national debt and resolve a lot of problems. it is a great start. thank you, gentlemen. guest: that is certainly a valid approach. congress has chosen to zero in on specific areas where it thinks cutting can most effectively be done rather than doing an across-the-board hair cut. that would make things easier but it has not been seriously considered in the past in this debate. host: michael johnson tweets in -- guest: that would be very interesting. host: would it be a first? guest: it would be a first. guest: if there are two people, you cut, the other person choooses. host: whose idea was it to create the super committee? guest: it originally came from harry reid. this was during negotiations between congressional leaders and president. a
host: steve is a republican in florida. caller: good morning, gentlemen. this is just a power grab in a sense. why can they just take 3% from social security, 3% from the military, 3% from all federal employees and state employees, and make the cut across the board? nobody gets hurt or crushed. we could pay a lot of our national debt and resolve a lot of problems. it is a great start. thank you, gentlemen. guest: that is certainly a valid approach. congress has chosen to zero in on specific...
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steve has sent an e-mail from his iphone. our next call comes from daryl, a republican in detroit. caller: good morning. i want to mention first that the media is very good at magician'' . ' everyone knows someone who's lost a job or knows about a plant closure because of foreign competition. every 24 hours with about 1.4 billion overseas to purchase products. they are competing against us overseas. we should have tariffs on products from foreign countries. they said that would start a trade war. but we have been in a trade war since the last trade surplus in 1975. if we do these things, we can leave a legacy to our children and our children's children, no deaths, by putting tariffs. 3% unemployment, we have to do something 10 years ago. host: we will leave it there. from the c-span website, gop presidential hopefuls campaign in iowa. there's a debate tonight, but c- span will follow, and hear from the presidential republican candidates at the iowa state fair in des moines today and at the iowa republican straw poll this week. we will be covering several of the candidates live begi
steve has sent an e-mail from his iphone. our next call comes from daryl, a republican in detroit. caller: good morning. i want to mention first that the media is very good at magician'' . ' everyone knows someone who's lost a job or knows about a plant closure because of foreign competition. every 24 hours with about 1.4 billion overseas to purchase products. they are competing against us overseas. we should have tariffs on products from foreign countries. they said that would start a trade...
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host: steve is a business owner from livingston, new jersey. talkr: i want tolk about the garment industry. is no manufacturing inrin manhattan. -- how are those jobs ever going to come back to america? host: what business do you have? caller: we live on the domestic side of the garment, which used to be a huge business in new york. today it is down to a minuscule business. there is absolutely very little manufacturing in garments. you can bring in a suit from china for $60. there is no possible way these jobs are ever coming back to america. it used to be a tremendous industry in america. host: is the garment industry ever coming back to the united states? guest: it is very hard to bring industries back at a certain point if it has been gone for a long time. that may be the case for the garment industry. simply by having the dollar and a juan aligned instead of the depreciation, you would see a different balance with china. more construction of our exports. consumer fewer of the chinese exports. china's export-led growth model -- they face the
host: steve is a business owner from livingston, new jersey. talkr: i want tolk about the garment industry. is no manufacturing inrin manhattan. -- how are those jobs ever going to come back to america? host: what business do you have? caller: we live on the domestic side of the garment, which used to be a huge business in new york. today it is down to a minuscule business. there is absolutely very little manufacturing in garments. you can bring in a suit from china for $60. there is no...
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this session is entitled [unintelligible] steve jobs once said that if you want to predict the future, be best way to predict the future is to invent it. these three gentlemen have all had something to do with the creation of the internet and post-internet. walter isaacson, that when he was at a time as editor, released when the very first internet portals in 1984 called pathfinder. it is still out there today. biz stone and evan williams are co-founders ankle creators of blogger and twitter. both of those inventions will be feeling the repercussions of that for another generation. without further ado, walter isaacson, biz stone, and evan williams. [applause] >> can you put your name tags back on so i can remember them? it does not matter. >> we are going to start with a piece of news about the future of the internet. these are the co-founders of twitter. they are happy to announce today -- >> evan and i and jason, our longtime collaborator, -- he knows he is ball. the three of us have been longtime collaborators and really good friends. our dream was always to build our own company w
this session is entitled [unintelligible] steve jobs once said that if you want to predict the future, be best way to predict the future is to invent it. these three gentlemen have all had something to do with the creation of the internet and post-internet. walter isaacson, that when he was at a time as editor, released when the very first internet portals in 1984 called pathfinder. it is still out there today. biz stone and evan williams are co-founders ankle creators of blogger and twitter....